stover

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈstəʊ.və/(UK)
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/ˈstəʊ.və/(UK) · /ˈstoʊ.vɚ/(US)

Definition of stover

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.
    “Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep, And flat meads thatch'd with stover, them to keep; […]”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.
    “Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep, And flat meads thatch'd with stover, them to keep; […]”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forages
    “Even second-generation biofuels, made from crop wastes or wood, are an environmental disaster, either extending the cultivated area or removing the straw and stovers which protect the soil from erosion and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.”

name

  1. A surname from German.

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman estovers (“necessities”) via Middle English estover (“allowance”), ultimately from Latin est opus (“there is need”). Compare estover.

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